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WHOLEHEARTEDNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wholeheartedness mean? 

WHOLEHEARTEDNESS (noun)
  The noun WHOLEHEARTEDNESS has 2 senses:

1. the quality of hearty sincerityplay

2. undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasmplay

  Familiarity information: WHOLEHEARTEDNESS used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHOLEHEARTEDNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of hearty sincerity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

heartiness; wholeheartedness

Hypernyms ("wholeheartedness" is a kind of...):

sincerity (the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical)

Derivation:

wholehearted (with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("wholeheartedness" is a kind of...):

willingness (cheerful compliance)

Derivation:

wholehearted (with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion)


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